New Delhi: In India, AliExpress is no longer allowed. But till recently, it was a popular website among Indian techies as the famous online store supplies cheap technology stuff. Through AliExpress, some devices that were not available in India could be ordered from China.
A Delhi man narrated an interesting incident about a product he had bought from a website four years ago, in the pre-Covid era. Although it took four years, the package arrived just in time when she had assumed she would never receive it.
Nitin Agarwal, a technician from Delhi recently shared a surprising incident on social media. He revealed that, after a long wait of four years, the product he ordered from AliExpress, the online shopping website owned by Ali Baba, was finally delivered to him in 2019.
Agarwal acknowledged his surprise and in a tweet urged others not to lose hope. He said that although AliExpress is currently banned in India, he has already done transactions there.
In June 2020, the Indian government outlawed AliExpress and 58 other Chinese apps, claiming security concerns.
Indian consumers now find it challenging to buy goods from AliExpress due to the platform’s restrictions. However, there are still some options for ordering from AliExpress in India.
An alternative is to use a third-party service that delivers goods from AliExpress to India. Although they often charge a fee for their services, these businesses can make ordering from AliExpress easy.
Another option is to use a VPN to order from AliExpress in India. Your IP address can be hidden through a VPN, giving the appearance that you are in another country. You can use it to access AliExpress and buy things.
It is important to remember that the Government of India has issued warnings against using VPNs to access restricted apps. You run the risk of being penalized for doing so.